Metallic burial casing or vault.



H; B. CLERK.

METALLIG BUEIAL' GASING OR VAULT.

APPLICATION PILED 51mm, 1909.

95 :i 3@ .::a 4 ?atene May. 3, 1910.

` and useful Improvenients in Metallic Burial pinmy former patents859,544: of July' 9,

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of the upper horizontal portion of the base 1, transverse housings'orcasings 3, the lat- HUGH D. CLARK, OF COLU MBUSfOI-IIO.

I METALLIC BURIAL GASING OR VAULT.

Specification of Letters Patent.

'.PatentetLMar. 8, 1910.*

Application filed .Tune 1, 1909. gerial No. 499,393.

To (LU 'whom 'it may concern: l

Be it known that I, HUGH CLAnK, a i citizen of the United States,residing at; Columbus, in the County of Franklin andi State of Ohio,have invented certain new Casings or' Vaults, ofwhichthe following is aspecification.

My invention relates to the improvement of metallic burial casings orVaults, and has particular relation to the improvement 'of that class ofgrave vaults or casings shown 1907, and 833,7 T 3 of October 23rd, 1906.

The objects ofmy present invention are to provide a simple, inexpensiveand yet effective means for locking the base of my improvedgrave Vaultin connection with the cover member; to so eonstruct my improved lockingmechanism as to prevent the same being unlocked or the two scctionsofthe casing separated ,without destroying said casing and to providecertain improvements in details of construction which will be more,fully pointedout hereinafter. These objects I accomplishin the mannerillustrated in the aecompanying drawing, in which&

Figure 1 is a partial perspective and partial transverse section of myimproved Vault, the transverse' section therethrough being taken throughone of the lock housings, and, Fig. 2 is a detail section on line m-w ofFig. l.

Similar numerals refer to similar parts throughout the several views.

In carrying out my invention, I employ a horizontally disposed bottom orbase member 1, which is of channel form and the downwardly extendinVertical side walls thereof, each have secured thercto the uplowerlatcrally extending members of these angle plates being fiush with thelo yer edges of said side walls and forming lateral fiange likeextensions thereof, which extend throughout the length of the base. Atde: sirable intervals, I secure *to the underside ter depending, asshown, below the side walls of the base' 1. Each of the housings 3 t`oforn'\ end lips, which are seeured,by riveting or otherwise to theundersidfis of ther lower horizontalmembers of the fianges 2.

-plate extension and the fiange 2.

Within the body of each of the housings 8, I secure to one of'the sidewalls of said housing on opposite sides of the center of the lengthof'the latter, angular brackets 4, .the lower horizontal members '-or"which are each ,provided with a downwardly extending and inwardly curvedspring tongue or pawl 5, the lower termination of each of which isslightly above the floor of the housing.

6 represents the Vault body or cover memv, ber, which is' in the natureof an elongated casing of a substantially U-form in .cross sect tion andopen only on its underside. Secured by rivets or otherwise, to 'thelower. marginal portion of each of the Vertical sides of the covermember 6, is a longitudinally extending angle plate 7, the loweroutturned member or fiange of.which is adapted. when:. the cover member6 is in its place upon the 75 base member, to bear upon the outturncd.member of the-angle plate 2. In the construction of the cover member 6,I employ in connection with the inner surface thereof, metallicstrei'lgthening stripsuch as are indieatcd at 8. From the constructiondescrib" and shown, itwill be seen that the lower portions of the sideand end walls of the cover member 6, embrace the sides and ends of thebody of the base member l, thus raising the-horizontal collin supportingportion ofysaid. base member, above tlfe bottom of the cover member.

represents my improved locking bars,, each of which comprises ahorizontal metal.- lic bar, the outer end of which is bent upward thenceinward and again 'upwfird to form a hook or keeper termination,-whichisadapted, as shown, to embrace the lower horizontal members of theangle plates 2 and 7 when the body of the bar is insertcd into' one; endof one of the housings 3 through an opening formed between the housingbottom It will be understood that the locking bar, of which there aretwofor each of the 'housings, is inserted within said housings fromoppositesides of the Vault and as shown in the drawing, the upper face'of the inner end portion of each locking' bar', 'is formed with aplurality of inclined teeth lor' notehes, which as the bars are pushgdinto place toweird their inner limit, 'arefsuccessively enaged by. the.spring to`ngues`.5;which 'by roppingintq said notches'and engaging the'10 side fwal thereof, operate to lock; thebars 9 the positionsshowniandgdescribed, to i I 'ber of the corresponding angle plate 7. The

bearing of these upturned ends of the locking-plate hooks against saidangle plates 7, assures an additional transverse bracing orstrengthenin'gof the lower` portion of the i Vault.

It will be understood that the-casket or .coflin, is first depositedupon' the upper heri zontal portion of the base or floor member 1, afterWhich the cover member G-is secured in connection with the base`in themanner de scribed, the casket being thus securely pro'- tected.

It will be observed that my improved locking means are exceedinglysimple although effective".

From the foregoing description, it will be seen that sim le andefficient means are herein provided or accomplishing the objects of theinvention, but While` the elements shown and described are well adaptedto serve the purposes for which they are intended, it is to be'understood that the invention is not limited to the precise constructionset forth, but includes within its purview such changes as may be madewithin the scope of the appended claims.

said locking bars having notche inner end 4 portions adapted to engagesaid spring tongues when said bars' are inserted beneath said baseflanges.

2. In a burial Vault, the combination with 'a base member,' transversehousings on the low-er side thereof, depending spring tongues supportedWithin said housings, and later ally projecting flange members on saidbase member, of a cover member having its side walls provided withlaterally extending,

fianges adapted to bear upon said base flanges, and locking bars adaptedto be in- 'serted endwise within said housings from opposite sides'ofthe v'ault, each of said locking bars having an outer end hook adaptedto embrace said base and .cover fiange members and having its innerportlon provided wvith teeth adapted to be engaged by said springtongues.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature l in presence of twowitnesses.

HUGI-I D. CLARK. Witnesses:

L. CARL' STOUGHTON, A., L. PHELPS.

